Wendy Stone

Photographer/Exhibition Designer

www.wendystone.com
310 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013 
E-mail: africaphoto@wendystone.com
(Represented in the United States by Corbis)


^ Education
1972 Parsons School of Design, New York City Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
1975 Hunter College, New York City Master of Arts Degree

^ Exhibitions, Publications, Annual Reports, Calendars, Posters, Web Sites
UNICEF, THE BERNARD VAN LEER FOUNDATION, THE FORD FOUNDATION, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, USAID, THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN AGRO FORESTRY, WASHINGTON TIMES, INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE 

^ Major Photography Assignments, Exhibitions & Photographic Installations
November 2005 UNICEF – Nairobi
KENYA - Photo coverage of Vitamin A Supplement programs for children under the age of five, mother- child health care and malaria prevention in district hospitals
Photos published in the UNICEF 2006 Calendar
 
July 2005 

Bernard van Leer Foundation – Netherlands
KENYA – Traveling with the Director and Board Members photographing their visits to programs in rural communities to support AIDS Orphans in Western Province
The Oscar van Leer Award 2005 catalog, all photos by Wendy Stone

 
January 2005  UNICEF – Nairobi
KENYA - Photo coverage of UNICEF supported  projects in Northeastern Kenya with emphasis on gender issues, girl-child education, Vitamin A Supplement Programs for children under the age of five and mother- child health care and immunization
Photos published in the UNICEF 2006 Calendar
 
January 2005  Ford Foundation – New York City
GHANA-Photo coverage of Ford Foundation recipient of Fellowship Award for work in
community development in remote, rural areas.
Cover photo for the Annual Report
 
January 2005  International Center for Research in Agro-Forestry (ICRAF) – Nairobi
KENYA - Ongoing project to provide images for the ICRAF photo library database
 
October 2004 -
December 2004
Ford Foundation - Nairobi
KENYA - PHOTOGRAPHIC INSTALLATION in Nairobi Headquarters.
Large photomurals depicting projects supported by the Ford Foundation.
Complete management of exhibition including photography, design, printing, mountingand installation
 
February 2004 International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) – Nairobi
KENYA – Photo coverage of rural development work and land management in areas inhabited by the Maasa
 

October 2003 -
March 2004   

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) - Kisumu
KENYA – PHOTOGRAPHIC INSTALLATION at the new CDC headquarters in Kisumu.
Complete management of exhibition including photography, design, printing, mountingand installation of
28 photographic panels of dimensions 3' X 6'
 
April 2003  Centers for Disease Control (CDC) – Nairobi
KENYA – PHOTOGRAPHIC INSTALLATION in the new CDC officesin Nairobi featuring photographs of their projects in Kenya and other Africancountries
 
March 2003 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) – Nairobi
KENYA – Photo coverage of CDC research  in Malaria, HIV/AIDS, bilharziaand schistosomises in Western Province and Nairobi
 
October 2002   Ford Foundation – Nairobi
KENYA – Publication of the first East African Annual Report for the FordFoundation
East African Annual Report, 42 photographs by Wendy Stone
 
October 2002   Ford Foundation – Nairobi
KENYA - PHOTO EXHIBITION – Launching the new East AfricaAnnual Report.
 
September 2002 International Council of Nurses (ICN) - Geneva
KENYA – Photo coverage of three hospitals in rural Kenya (Isiolo, Nyaharuru,Kitu) using the mobile library with medical books for doctors and nurses
 
May 2002 Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) – Canada
ETHIOPIA – Photo coverage of Minister Susan Whelan and her delegation’svisit to projects relating to Water, Sanitation & Agriculture
 
April 2002 United States Embassy – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
TANZANIA - PHOTO EXHIBITION – Permanent exhibit of photographs depicting international aid and relief work in East Africa for the new embassy building
 
February 2002 United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR) -- Geneva
KENYA - Photo coverage of the "Lost Girls" in Kakuma Refugee Camp for UNHCR publication "Refugees"
 
December 2001 United States International University (USIU) -- Nairobi
KENYA - Photos of the students, campus, classes, sports and activities for the school catalogue
 
November 2001 Ford Foundation -- New York City and Nairobi
KENYA, UGANDA - Photo coverage of the grantees work for the 2001 Annual Report in the areas of 'Arts and Culture' and 'Community Resources Development'
 
October 2001 Kenya Tourist Board -- Nairobi
KENYA - Photographs of all aspects of the country including wildlife, safaris, national parks, ethnic culture, contemporary art, peoples and agriculture used for the KTB web site, CD-ROM and all promotional materials
 
September 2001 Dateline News - NBC News Program -- United States
UNITED STATES - Interview about the "Lost Boys of Sudan" and photographs of their journey fleeing the war in Ethiopia and Southern Sudan in 1991
 
May 2001 "60 Minutes" - CBS News Program -- United States
UNITED STATES - Photographs of the "Lost Boys of Sudan" featured in this program
 
May 2001 World Food Programme (WFP) -- Rome
KENYA - School Feeding Program in Turkana District. Photos of Paul Tergat, five time Olympic silver medal runner in his home area of Baringo District. Mr. Tergat, is a spokesperson for The School Feeding Programs.
 
March 2001-
Present
National Museums of Kenya (Kuona Trust) -- Nairobi
KENYA - Photo Essays for the web site and interactive cd-rom game for children who are learning about Kenyan culture, peoples, traditions, national parks and agriculture
 
December 2000 -
Present
Association For Better Land Husbandry (ABLH) -- Nairobi
KENYA - Teaching rural farming communities all around Kenya organic farming techniques to produce greater yields and alleviate poverty.
November 2000 The World Health Organization (WHO) -- Geneva
TANZANIA - Photo coverage of the measles vaccination campaign in rural Tanzania
 
October 2000 Ford Foundation -- New York City
UGANDA, TANZANIA, KENYA - Photo coverage of grantees work for the 2000 Annual Report in the areas of reproductive health, arts & culture, human rights and media, and community resources development.
 
July 2000 The Durban AIDS Conference -- Durban, South Africa
PHOTO EXHIBITION - Forty black & white photographs of grass roots projects in Kenya's slums dealing with AIDS/HIV. Funded by the Canadian International Development Agency.
 
June 2000 STD/HIV Control Project in Kenya -- Nairobi
KENYA - Photo coverage of grass root projects in Kenya's slums to combat HIV/AIDS.
 
January 2000 Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) -- Canada
SOUTH AFRICA, MALAWI - Photo coverage of Minister Maria Minna and delegation's visit to CIDA projects relating to AIDS orphans, education, and child abuse.
 
December 1999 Ford Foundation -- Nairobi
PHOTO EXHIBITION - One woman show at the Ford Foundation in Nairobi of 36 color photographs of Ford Foundation grantees' work in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
 
November 1999 Los Angeles Times -- Los Angeles, CA
UGANDA - Portraits of President Yoweri Museveni and Vice President, Dr. Wandira Kazibwe Speciosa (the only woman Vice President in Africa), and other Ugandan women in politics.
 
October -
November 1999
Ford Foundation -- New York City
UGANDA, TANZANIA, KENYA - Photo coverage of grantee's work for the 1999 Annual Report in the areas of reproductive health and youth development, arts and culture,human rights and media, and community resources development.
 
April 1999 New York Times Magazine -- New York City
KENYA - Photos for a story on public transport in Nairobi (the 'matatu')
 
April 1999 Population Services International (PSI) -- Washington, D.C., Nairobi
KENYA - Photo coverage of music festival promoting 'Trust Condoms' starring some of East Africa's most popular singers and bands
 
March 1999 AVSC International (Access to Voluntary and Safe Contraception) -- New York City
TANZANIA - Photo coverage of family planning and reproductive health programs in medical clinics and hospitals in and around Dar es Salaam
 
March 1999 National Museums of Kenya (Kuona Trust) -- Nairobi
KENYA - Photo coverage of the international artists' workshops held in Naivasha, including portraits of the artists and their work. Photographs were used as a slide presentation as part of the opening night exhibition, as well as being printed as a postcard book
 
February 1999 Operation Lifeline Sudan (UNICEF/OLS) -- Nairobi
SOUTHERN SUDAN - Photo coverage of polio vaccination campaign in Jiech, Upper Nile region including logistics, social mobilization, and the vaccination program. Sudanese volunteers walked for days to remote regions to vaccinate children against polio
 
November -
December 1998
Linda Harrar Productions -- Boston
KENYA - Location Coordinator and Stills Photographer for a PBS documentary film, "Six Billion and Beyond", about the affect of rapidly growing populations on the environment and the sustainability of Planet Earth.
 
October -
November 1998
Ford Foundation -- New York City
UGANDA, KENYA - Photo coverage of grantees' work for the 1998 Annual Report: reproductive health programs, eco-system management projects, forest conservation
 
May 1998 Operation Lifeline Sudan (UNICEF/OLS) -- Nairobi
SOUTHERN SUDAN - Photo coverage of the famine in Bahr el Gazel region
October -
November 1997
Ford Foundation -- New York City
TANZANIA, KENYA - Photo coverage of grantees' work for the 1997 Annual Report: wildlife conservation, primary healthcare, small-scale businesses
 
September 1997 International Organization for Migration (IOM) -- Geneva
KENYA - Photo coverage of Kenyan returnees in professional occupations who are given financial assistance by IOM to set up their own businesses in Kenya
 
February 1997 Time Magazine -- New York
KENYA - Portrait of Kenyan artist Sane Wadu in his home and studio in Naivasha
 
December 1996 UNICEF -- Geneva
BURUNDI - Photo coverage of UNICEF projects throughout the country
September 1996 International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) -- Nairobi
ETHIOPIA - Photo coverage of new technology in agricultural methods
August -
September 1996
International Livestock Research Institute(ILRI) -- Nairobi
Photo Research Consultant, to acquire hundreds of slides from Latin America, Asia and Middle East for ILRI publicity and fund raising campaign.
 
August 1996 Ford Foundation -- New York City
TANZANIA, KENYA - Photo coverage of grantees' work, including AIDS education, Islamic pre-school programs, housing schemes, and cultural events
 
July 1996 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) -- Geneva
ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA - Photo coverage of UNHCR camps for Somali refugees
 
April 1996 Operation Lifeline Sudan (UNICEF/OLS) -- Nairobi
SOUTHERN SUDAN - Photos of the effects of civil war on traditional Dinka culture
 
October 1995 Ford Foundation -- New York City
KENYA - Photo coverage of grantees work for the 1995 Annual Report: Reproductive health, art workshops in economically depressed areas, anti-rape awareness programs, AIDS counseling
 
September 1995 World Food Program -- Rome, Italy
RWANDA - Photo coverage of "Food for Work" projects
May 1995 International Organization for Migration -- Geneva / Nairobi
KENYA - Photo coverage of education/training programs for East African refugees
 
March -
April 1995
Washington Times Magazine -- Washington, D.C.
KENYA - Feature Story on traditional medicine and the practice of witchcraft
 
December 1994 Washington Times Magazine -- Washington, D.C.
KENYA - Feature Story on the devastating toll of AIDS
 
November 1994 Ford Foundation -- New York City
ZIMBABWE / KENYA - Photo coverage of grantees work in Africa: Desertification, legal aid assistance programs, community development, financial support for small business enterprises
 
March 1994 Washington Times Magazine -- Washington, D.C.
KENYA - Feature Story on the growing problem of Street Children in Nairobi
 
November 1993 International Organization for Migration (IOM) -- Geneva, Switzerland
NEW YORK CITY - Photo coverage of the arrival of Ethiopian and Somali Refugees for the United States Resettlement Program from Africa
 
August 1993 World Heath Organization (WHO) -- Geneva, Switzerland
KENYA - Photo coverage of oral health care programs in Nairobi for a photographic exhibition in Geneva on World Health Day, in April 1994
 
June 1993 Modern Maturity Magazine -- United States
CAMEROON - Feature story on retirement in developing countries... Can people afford to stop working...?
 
May 1993 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) -- Geneva, Switzerland
SOMALIA - Photo coverage of repatriation program for Somali refugees returning to Somalia from refugee camp in Mandera, Kenya.
 
February 1993 International Committee For The Red Cross -- Nairobi, Kenya
RWANDA - Photo coverage of the war-torn country and ICRC relief efforts for displaced people
 
February 1993 Plan International -- United States
ZIMBABWE - Photo coverage of projects for foster children, their families and communities.
 
July 1992 International Committee For The Red Cross - Nairobi, Kenya UNICEF -- New York City
SOMALIA - Photo coverage of the desperate famine and the relief feeding programs.
 
May 1992 Suomen Kuvalehti (leading Scandinavian news magazine) -- Helsinki, Finland
TOGO - Feature story on women's roles in African societies; Priestesses of the Voodoo religion and Nana Benz, the wealthy women merchants controlling the textile business.
 
March 1992 Los Angeles Times -- Los Angeles, California
KENYA - "Loosening The Leash on Africa's Press", censorship in Sub-Saharan Africa.
 
March 1992 Newsweek Magazine -- New York City
KENYA - "Women Power", cover story on rural third world women.
January 1992 Washington Times Magazine -- Washington, D.C.
ETHIOPIA - "Timkat" Celebrations - Gondar and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo coverage of the three-day festivities for Epiphany, the most important celebrations of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
 
July 1991 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees -- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA - Photo coverage of food relief efforts in famine area of Ogaden Desert.
 
June 1991 Los Angeles Times -- Los Angeles, California
ETHIOPIA - Photo coverage of war-torn Ethiopia; defeated soldiers leaving Eritrea for Addis Ababa.
 
May 1991 UNICEF (Operation Lifeline Sudan) -- Nairobi, Kenya
SOUTHERN SUDAN - Photo coverage of war-torn Southern Sudan.
May 1991 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) -- Nairobi, Kenya
KENYA - Photo coverage of Somali refugees in Mombasa, Kenya.
 
March - April 1991 International Committee for the Red Cross, UNICEF, Save the Children, SOS Kinderdorf International, Medecins Sans Frontieres
SOMALIA - Photo coverage of relief efforts in war-torn Somalia.
June 5, 1990 United Nations Headquarters -- Nairobi, Kenya
KENYA - "World Environment Day" Exhibition
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)

Slide presentation of children from developing countries around the world.
June 5, 1990 United Nations Center for Housing Settlements -- Nairobi, Kenya
KENYA - Photographic exhibition on rural housing in Africa.
 
January 1990 Rockefeller Foundation -- New York City
KENYA, MALAWI, UGANDA - Photo coverage for the 1989 Annual Report. Agricultural research: banana crop diseases, soil erosion and fertility, maize variety studies.
 
May - July 1989 United Nations Center for Housing Settlements -- Nairobi, Kenya
GUINEA, CAPE VERDE ISLANDS, ALGERIA, TUNISIA, TANZANIA, MALAWI AND BURUNDI - Photo coverage of rural and urban housing projects.
 

^ Exhibitions
October -
December 2004
Ford Foundation - Nairobi
KENYA – Photographic installation in Nairobi Headquarters.
Large photomurals depicting projects supported by the Ford Foundation.
Complete management of exhibition including photography, design, printing, mountingand installation
 
October 2003 –
March 2004
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) - Kisumu
KENYA – Photographic installation at the new CDC headquarters in Kisumu.
Complete management of exhibition including photography, design, printing, mountingand
installation of 28 photographic panels of dimensions 3’ X 6’
 
April 2003  Centers for Disease Control (CDC) – Nairobi
PHOTO EXHIBITION – Permanent exhibition in the new CDC offices in Nairobifeaturing
photographs of their projects in Kenya and other African countries
 
October 2002  Ford Foundation – Nairobi
PHOTO EXHIBITION – Launching the new East Africa Annual Report
 
April 2002 United States Embassy – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
PHOTO EXHIBITION – Permanent exhibit of photographs depicting internationalaid and relief work
in East Africa for the new embassy building
 
June 2001 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) – Nairobi
PHOTO EXHIBITION – Exhibition of photographs depicting HIV/AIDS work in Kenya
 
July 2000 The Durban AIDS Conference -- Durban, South Africa
PHOTO EXHIBITION - Forty black & white photographs of grass roots projects in Kenya's slums dealing with HIV/AIDS. Funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
 
December 1999 Ford Foundation -- Nairobi, Kenya
One woman show at the Ford Foundation in Nairobi of 36 color photographs of Ford Foundation grantees' work in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
 
June 1996 French Cultural Center -- Nairobi, Kenya
Photographic Exhibition by photographers living and working in East Africa
October 1993 United Nations World Headquarters -- Nairobi, Kenya
World Habitat Day - Photographic exhibition of United Nations Center for Housing Settlements rural housing projects around the world (16 countries)
 
June -
July 1993
French Cultural Center -- Nairobi, Kenya
Africa Refugee Day - Black and white photographic exhibition depicting the refugee crisis in Africa for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
 

^ Collections
March 1988 Metropolitan Museum of Art -- New York City
Goldwater Library -- Photo library collection of primitive art. Photographs of Papua New Guinea's Sepik River art, ceremonies & costumes
 

^ Previous Career Experience
1972 - 1985 Graphic Designer -- New York City
Art Direction of layout, design and photographic supervision for magazines, books, catalogs and brochures. Clients included CBS Publications, Woman's Day Special Interest Magazines, Fawcett Books, and others.
 
1981 - 1985 Member of the Faculty, Parsons School of Design -- New York City
Instructed classes in Magazine design and Catalog design.
 

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